The Great Inversion

A friend of mine who I recently reestablished contact with asked a question on facebook.  “What has God done to astound you recently?”  My response to his question was that God brought Becky, Hannah and Caleb safely from Togo to Washington.  Not that astounding you say?  Considering the thousands of miles, a year old infant son, eight year old daughter, twenty-four hours in cramped quarters on a plane, nine hour layover in London and four hour car ride at the end, I would say that is astounding.  If you don’t think so then you have never traveled with children.  Becky has traveled one other time to the states by herself with an infant and it was a nightmare.  Vomiting, crying, and little help from the airline staff all mixed together for a relatively nasty experience.  So when we decided that Becky would do that again, I began praying earnestly and specifically for not only a safe journey but also for an enjoyable one.  And I asked you to pray for the same.  Thank you for praying.  Her trip was safe and probably one of the easiest ones we have ever taken together or separately.  From Accra to London she was bumped up to business class and Caleb slept all the way.  London to Seattle God provided a wonderful older lady from the Czech Republic who spoke about six words of English and who held Caleb and walked with him and was basically a free nanny so Becky could catch a little break.  And driving from Seattle to Richland both Hannah and Caleb slept the entire four hour drive.  In the hands of God all things are possible and in his capable hands those planes just cruised on and Becky, Hannah and Caleb cruised on and all was touched by His powerful being.  If that isn’t astounding, then what is?  Praise and thanks be to God!